Finally, a sleep in! Today's the day we're going to see a West End show recommended by Angela; "The Book of Mormon" matinee. After finding the Prince of Wales theatre and exchanging our piece of paper for tickets, we looked for a place to have some lunch. Not a lot of choice- TGI Friday's, Concerto Caffe or the Angus Steakhouse. We chose the latter as we both had a hankering for steak.
Styled along the lines of Hog's Breath,we had high expectations of the size and tastiness of the meal, so we skipped starters and went straight for mains. 40 minutes later, and a couple of enquiries, we were served our meal, which was average at best. The onion rings were delicious, but my steak was quite tough. I'd had a glass of red which I'd finished while waiting for the meal so didn't enjoy it nearly as much as if I'd had it with the meal. I must say the staff were fantastic though; very friendly and helpful. We didn't have time for dessert if we were going to make the show on time, so determined to return for the double dessert if we couldn't find anywhere else.
Our seats were not far from the back but we had an excellent view as the theatre wasn't very big. "The Book of Mormon" was very funny and irreverent from the very start, but I wouldn't say I fell in love with the music. They received a standing ovation at the conclusion of the show- the actors were extremely well-cast- especially Arnold Cunningham.
We headed off to look for dessert and found ourselves back at the Steakhouse, ordering the massive (see photo) rocky road sundae to share. For your information, we tried very hard but we just couldn't eat the lot. We helped wash it down with a coffee- mine was the Irish variety. Delicious!
After that feast, I was ready for home, but Ross encouraged me to take a "quick visit" to Harrod's. Let me tell you there is no such thing as a quick visit to Harrod's! It occupies an entire block at Knightsbridge, with five complete floors divided into separate sections or even shops. We started at the top, "Shoe Heaven", and slowly descended via the Egyptian escalator. Most items were unpriced, and the few markdowns I did find were still very expensive! A beach towel was marked down from 280 to 99 pounds about $160, four times the price I would normally pay. Needless to say, I left it there on the shelf.
Next was the Disney shop where we did actually buy some reasonably priced items ( not for ourselves!) and kept on going down, down, down to the ground floor. By the time we exited it was almost closing (9pm) and we had a long way to go home. Fortunately we managed to "tube" it all the way to Hounslow East, then bus it home right to our Fourways Corner. The transport system here is magnificent! Completely knackered, it was shower and bed for me.
Styled along the lines of Hog's Breath,we had high expectations of the size and tastiness of the meal, so we skipped starters and went straight for mains. 40 minutes later, and a couple of enquiries, we were served our meal, which was average at best. The onion rings were delicious, but my steak was quite tough. I'd had a glass of red which I'd finished while waiting for the meal so didn't enjoy it nearly as much as if I'd had it with the meal. I must say the staff were fantastic though; very friendly and helpful. We didn't have time for dessert if we were going to make the show on time, so determined to return for the double dessert if we couldn't find anywhere else.
Our seats were not far from the back but we had an excellent view as the theatre wasn't very big. "The Book of Mormon" was very funny and irreverent from the very start, but I wouldn't say I fell in love with the music. They received a standing ovation at the conclusion of the show- the actors were extremely well-cast- especially Arnold Cunningham.
We headed off to look for dessert and found ourselves back at the Steakhouse, ordering the massive (see photo) rocky road sundae to share. For your information, we tried very hard but we just couldn't eat the lot. We helped wash it down with a coffee- mine was the Irish variety. Delicious!
After that feast, I was ready for home, but Ross encouraged me to take a "quick visit" to Harrod's. Let me tell you there is no such thing as a quick visit to Harrod's! It occupies an entire block at Knightsbridge, with five complete floors divided into separate sections or even shops. We started at the top, "Shoe Heaven", and slowly descended via the Egyptian escalator. Most items were unpriced, and the few markdowns I did find were still very expensive! A beach towel was marked down from 280 to 99 pounds about $160, four times the price I would normally pay. Needless to say, I left it there on the shelf.
Next was the Disney shop where we did actually buy some reasonably priced items ( not for ourselves!) and kept on going down, down, down to the ground floor. By the time we exited it was almost closing (9pm) and we had a long way to go home. Fortunately we managed to "tube" it all the way to Hounslow East, then bus it home right to our Fourways Corner. The transport system here is magnificent! Completely knackered, it was shower and bed for me.
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